Daily Republican., 1887-10-11
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self comfortable. You look thoroughly
dishear ened for young man."
II am discouraged, Mr.. Myers. l
have tried every day for six weeks to
get position, and there Is none TO be
had. This Is the sum and substance
OF the whole mat err"
| As he spoke David Edwards dropped
into the proffeTed chair. The bright
carpet, glowing CRATE and comfortable
atmosphere of Lawyer Myers cozy IL
brary were very home-like and attrsc-
tive, especially to the young man who
had spent the whole day out in the
rain trying to secure a hoped for posi-.
Ition.
| There is no use," he said, with
long g-drawn sigh. ave tried for the
last time. Prosperity is not for every
body"
Lawyer Myers laid down his even.
ling paper.
"You have asked me 10 tell you how
| got started, and l will. And want
Iyou to profit by my rehearsal.
AFTER l had taken my course of
law, had graduated with honors and
Iobtained my diploma, supposed my
Iself qualified to enter upon the duties
lot professional man. So packed my
satchel, and came to the city to look
for an opening.
"The first man ! applied to was
lCol. Hawkins, the now famous crimi.
lnal lawyer. He was a particular
friend OF one OF the professors, and
supposed that my diploma would be
all the Introduction | should need
that he would actually take me into
his confidence at once.
"You discovered your mistake, I
Ipresume?' interrupted the young man
In detected tone.
Eyes, / discovered it. went to the
Colonel and told him my plans.
shall never forget the look he gave me.
A look over a pair of steel trimmed
Ispectacles that made me feel as though
l was about the size of spindle.
"'Young man, he said, in sonor-
Ious tone that made me tremble, take
Imy advice and never enter lawl The
Iproiession Is crowded to DEATH Men
are actually starving, sitting In their
office chairs, waiting tor clientsl There
Is no money in 1t, sir. Lawyers have
had their day, and the rising genera
tion must look up new business
with that, he bowed and dismissed
me.
"Of course, did what any other
Iyoung man would have done under
similar circumstances went back to
the cherries room on the third floor
of my boarding house, with the blues.
| considered Col. Hawkins an sutocrat.
If he said there was no chance in the
profession, l accepted it as foregone
conclusion"
What did you do then, sir 2" asked
David, his interest already becoming
Iaroused,
81 was going to tell you what did.
While l sat there feeling 30 homesick,
and wishing that l had never been
born, Mrs. Green, my landlady, came
in. She wanted to know what the
trouble was, and told her. She said
Colonel Hawkins ought to know, and
advised me to abandon the idea of try.
ling law Twas subject to advice. and
accepted her counsel. But she said,
cheer up. can get you position in
a bank. l am sure of that, il you
want it,
"Of course l wanted 1t, So she
wrote note to one of the bankers Of
the city, inclosed a letter of introduc.
tion, and sent me out again, not tor
getting to add the usual best wishes
for success
81 have often thought of it How l
put my hand on the railing and STEP
ped into that bank that afternoon
Confidence lifting my feet as on car
pet of down. Imagination measuring
| the size of the bank l would be pro-
prietor of in few years
81 handed my letter to a clerk. and
! he delivered it to some one behind
desk. Then he took his hat and went
Tout, and stood there and waited an
hour at least.
"Finally gray haired cid gentle
man came out and said:
"'You ar, the young man wEo
brought this letter in, believer
eyes, SIR
| "Ahem Yes; well, please say to
Mrs. Green that l am sorry not to be
able to do her the favor. but we Lave
no vacancies at present.
~ made no reply. Only stood and
looked at him.
"Young man. he said at last, take
my advice and never attempt to learn
banking You could hope for nothing
better than the position of bookkeeper
for years, If ever; it is nothing but a
Idog's life Besides the business is
cr0wded, Sir. There are more banks
than there are people to support them.
Every paper you pick up is full OF
bank failures
"And he bowed n out.
~ went back to Mrs. Green and
told her the result. well, she said.
Mr.. Switzer ought to know. He has
been in the business thirty years. How
would you like to be druggistP'
II told her that l would like any
Thing that was paying business. She
Ihad a friend who was druggist, and
she was positive he wanted clerk.
"She wrote another note and letter
Iof introduction and sent me of TO her
druggist friend"
al walked slower this time and it
was Just as well. The position had
been filled before l got there
"But just as l turned to leave the
store, the proprietor, who was quite an
|old man, stopped me and said:
"Young man, don't spend an hour
Trying to be druggist. l have been
lin the business forty years and know
lwhat am talking about. You've got
Ito work like a slave, night and Sun.
fdays not excepted, and probably in the
lend get sued for damages on account